Not So Long Ago lyrics

Not so long ago, she cared for me

I was young and acted foolishly

Broke her heart, caused us to part

Once upon a time

Unconcerned, I let her slip away

In my sorrow, now I curse the day

I broke her heart, caused us to part

Once upon a time

Once upon a time, I must confess

In my reach was complete happiness

Didn't know that I was really livin'

Once upon a time

Now another kisses her goodnight

She was mine, and would be mine tonight

If I'd only done a little givin'

Once upon a time

Once upon a time,

I laughed the night she said: This is the end

Made her cry in front of all her friends

Acted smart, and broke her heart

Once upon a time

I remember what I told the crowd

Let her go, I even yelled it loud

I talked a lot, and lost a lot

Once upon a time

Gone forever, never to return

Is the love that once so brightly burned

I remember once upon a time

How much I used to brag

Like so many little grains of sand

I let her slip through my foolish hands

And before I knew it, love had turned

From riches back to rags

Once upon a time she was my love

• Artist:Marty Robbins
• Album:Country (1995)